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What the fuck is this animal on my wall?? I am terrified

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nhssecretary · 31/08/2018 14:05

Can't get closer
It's in alcove in kitchen where we keep Hoover and stuff
I've been doing the recycling
It is messy and I am bricking it
Does it bite

What the fuck is this animal on my wall?? I  am terrified
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Charolais · 31/08/2018 14:51

We have rabid bats here. (U.S) Half a dozen have been found dead with rabies in orchards about 100 miles from here. A few months ago I saw a freshly dead bat on my walk through the trees in my back garden and quickly turned the dogs around before they spotted it. (The puppy was too young for her rabies vaccination). When I went back out with a shovel and jam jar it was gone. There are a lot magpies around there and I think on of them made off with it. I feel bad because it might have been rabid and I worry some magpie caught rabies. I should have been quicker. I was going to get it tested.

brokenharbour · 31/08/2018 14:52

I knew it was fruit 🤗

nhssecretary · 31/08/2018 14:58

Jux!!!! You are cute

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iklboo · 31/08/2018 15:01

@Charolais - it's ok. Birds can't get rabies, just mammals. Must be scary having it in your country though. I'd be paranoid about keeping pets.

HunchbackofNostradamus · 31/08/2018 15:05

It's not a large mutant snail is it?

My money is on moth if it's something alive.

HunchbackofNostradamus · 31/08/2018 15:06

Argh, the page hadn't refreshed properly and just noticed I missed the update. Whoops!

At least it's not a large mutant snail I guess... Grin

youarenot · 31/08/2018 15:12

@nhssecretary very disappointed to discover your cleaning skills are so poor they caused numerous other MN members to be extremely upset, disappointed and quite frankly hurt that you did not have an hilarious story to tell at the end of it!

I was so looking forward to hearing that your Husband had attempted to move it to discover not only did it have legs, it also talked ''Please Mister, don't move me. I'm sooo comfortable here''....

Flyingpigs247 · 31/08/2018 15:13

It looks like a bat to me. Could be a baby one?

soupforbrains · 31/08/2018 15:14

I'm so so so soooooooooo SO sad that this didn't turn out to be a bat.

When I was about 12 we had a small family of pipistrelles take up residence in our porch. My parents were furious because we were just about to start work on an extension and had to postpone it.

I on the other hand was over the moon and beyond excited about the gorgeous wee things. I've always been terminally disappointed that a) I never got to touch one because, well, you're not allowed. and b) that they did in fact move themselves out a couple of months later.

WrongOnTheInternet · 31/08/2018 15:14

I've never stuck a picture up before so hope this works. For all the broody bat lovers, from www.bats.org.uk/pages/baby_bats.html.

What the fuck is this animal on my wall?? I  am terrified
MissConductUS · 31/08/2018 15:14

The wallpaper is lovely OP.

RaspberryRuffless · 31/08/2018 15:21

I’m still not even sure if it was a bat or a mouldy strawberry! Grin what a rollercoaster!

Hassled · 31/08/2018 15:39

Yes, I like the wallpaper too. Just a shame the OP had to sully it by flinging mouldy bats at it. Some people just don't deserve nice things.

championquartz · 31/08/2018 15:47

@VickyEadie have you ever seen the youtube video of people trying to catch a bat in a kitchen? It's from Ireland, and it's hilarious. Hang on.

UtterlyBatty · 31/08/2018 16:03

Ah, I'm finding this thread very heartwarming - I didn't think there'd be so much love for bats amongst MNers! Grin

Glad it turned out to be non-creepy-crawly (though I don't like the look of the stain on the wallpaper, OP).

Just wanted to add a few bat facts...

Looks like a bat. Legally you shouldn't touch it because they are protected species that you have to hold a special licence to handle.

This is technically true, but there are exceptions to the law. It's illegal to disturb a roost or interfere with a bat, but it's not illegal to handle a bat that needs help. Hanging on a wall in a cupboard would definitely fall into that category, as would any bat that was trapped, injured or in distress.

It's really important that, if you're going to handle a bat that needs help, you make sure you're wearing gloves, or use a cloth to pick it up. Bats can carry a rabies-family virus, and although it's very, very rare, it's not worth taking any risks. The live virus (EBLV) has only ever been found in Daubenton's bats in this country, and antibodies indicating past infection have been found in a couple of Natterers and a Serotine. The vast majority of bats that the public encounter, or who end up in houses, are Pipistrelles.

If you find a bat that needs help, pick it up using gloves, put it in a shoebox with a soft cloth and a milk bottle top of water, and ring the BCT. They'll put you in touch with a carer who'll come and pick it up. Smile

UtterlyBatty · 31/08/2018 16:04

That video is very funny and makes me laugh every time, but please don't ever try to get a bat out of a room like that - you're likely to injure or kill it!

picklemepopcorn · 31/08/2018 16:08

Ketch it Derry, Ketch it!

9amTrain · 31/08/2018 16:10

Fucking strawberry like. 😂

Takfujimoto · 31/08/2018 16:18

That video 😂😂🤣

"Did ye ketch it Derry? Oh no there it is, making a mockery out of yous."

picklemepopcorn · 31/08/2018 16:24

That's right Derry, get a bigger towel...!

ChateauRouge · 31/08/2018 16:25

Aw, I so wanted it to be a teeny baby bat.

kaytee87 · 31/08/2018 16:27

💙
I also absolutely love frogs, they're so sweet. We had a visiting one in our garden during the summer, we'd mist him with water from the hose.

What the fuck is this animal on my wall?? I  am terrified
kaitlinktm · 31/08/2018 16:29

You're tiring him out! Grin Grin

Fruitbatdancer · 31/08/2018 16:30

I thought this was a post about my brother. Disappointed.

nhssecretary · 31/08/2018 16:30

Thanks for comments on wall paper
It's Laura Ashley and it's just on the back wall of kitchen which has the alcove in
It needs to come off as we have trashed it by writing on it. Recycling in the alcove, smashing roasting hot not microwave prove dishes as we take them out of the microwave in the alcove
And the obvious berrybatmould
My husband is a wall paper lover ... I'm yet to be convinced!!

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